Tag: up north
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Ice Fishing: A Favorite Northern Minnesota Winter Activity

There is nothing I love more than getting outside on a sunny winter day. Snowshoeing, skating, sledding, ice fishing – I just love enjoying the outdoors with snow! Ice fishing definitely tops the list of winter family activities on our homestead. Our whole family enjoys it, and we go often throughout the winter season (as…
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Raising Chickens in a Northern Climate

Spring is approaching – in theory – and many households are thinking about starting to raise chickens. Farm stores are starting to schedule their shipments of chick breeds and hatcheries around the country begin their ship dates very soon (or have already). Our homestead began our chicken tending journey in the spring of 2022, making us…
